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Fist and Faith
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Here's a sunset and crops/zooms. I use Verizon's EnV 3. 
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All lies and jest
Still a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest -Paul Simon
Still a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest -Paul Simon
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Now if I could just find a way to wear live bees as jewelry all the time.....
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I took this one on my commute to work this AM. I snapped it with my phone, over my shoulder, while I was driving, holding the phone sideways. (No cropping, btw - this is exactly how I framed it!!! :bows:)
When I downloaded it and viewed it at high res... I shuddered. He's looking right at me!
Click the pic for the 1600x1200.
When I downloaded it and viewed it at high res... I shuddered. He's looking right at me!
Click the pic for the 1600x1200.
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whoa. thats awesome Way! 
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
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Fist and Faith
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Freaky photo, wayfriend! Awesome that you got him just as he was gazing at you...I hope not with cold, calculating malice. 
Sorry I haven't lately been contributing to this, the best thread at KW. I've been out and about all summer taking pictures (and enduring skeeters), but I've been too distracted to sort through them all. These are some of my favorites shots from July:
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The black-and-white pic was originally in color. I learned a wonderful "pro level" Photoshop trick for converting color shots to b&w:
1. Go to Image > Adjustments > Channel Mixer.
2. Check the "Monochrome" box at the bottom.
3. Adjust the red, green and blue channels to your liking. The important thing is to make sure your total adjustments add up to but never go over 100%. (For my picture I used Red +125%, Green -10%, Blue -15%.) I learned that in the days of film photography, a red filter was crucial for bringing out the stark, contrasty look that gives b&w photos their particular visual panache. With Photoshop's channel mixer, you're able to achieve that look fairly easily. (By comparison, the simple "Desaturate" option is a poor way to convert to b&w, since it removes not just all color, but much of a photo's essential contrast as well.)
Sorry I haven't lately been contributing to this, the best thread at KW. I've been out and about all summer taking pictures (and enduring skeeters), but I've been too distracted to sort through them all. These are some of my favorites shots from July:
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The black-and-white pic was originally in color. I learned a wonderful "pro level" Photoshop trick for converting color shots to b&w:
1. Go to Image > Adjustments > Channel Mixer.
2. Check the "Monochrome" box at the bottom.
3. Adjust the red, green and blue channels to your liking. The important thing is to make sure your total adjustments add up to but never go over 100%. (For my picture I used Red +125%, Green -10%, Blue -15%.) I learned that in the days of film photography, a red filter was crucial for bringing out the stark, contrasty look that gives b&w photos their particular visual panache. With Photoshop's channel mixer, you're able to achieve that look fairly easily. (By comparison, the simple "Desaturate" option is a poor way to convert to b&w, since it removes not just all color, but much of a photo's essential contrast as well.)
So I'm back from Wilsons Promontory (didn't stay as long as planned). The weather wasn't great and so had a lot of trouble with lighting. But I got one or two good ones. I'll go through them and post a few in the next day or two but I think this is a pretty good one.
It's along a place called Tidal River but up the other end from where I usually take shots. The trees are tea trees.
It's along a place called Tidal River but up the other end from where I usually take shots. The trees are tea trees.
This last one was taken from outside of a closed down shop. The place was gutted except for this engine. I call it, "Rand's Sorrowful Motor". It's not the best photography-wise, but...Heh. It really did make me sad.
[/img]"This is the room where Jezebel frescoed her eyelids with history's tragic glitter." ~Tom Robbins
